tailed

Thân thiện

The cat tailed a small butterfly through the garden.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a tail of a specified kind: Describes something that possesses a tail, with the specific nature of the tail often indicated by the word that precedes it. It is frequently used in combination with another word to form a compound adjective.

Usage

• The adjective tailed is primarily used to create descriptive compound words. It is rarely used as a standalone adjective. The meaning is derived from the combination, where the first part specifies the type of tail.
• Structure: [Descriptor] + tailed
• Example Structure: "white-tailed deer" means a deer that has a white tail.

Examples

• Adjective (in combination):

Advanced Usage

• Used in scientific and common names: This pattern is very common in zoology for naming species based on tail characteristics (e.g., , the Eastern gray squirrel, is sometimes called a gray-tailed squirrel in descriptive language).
• Forming hyphenated compounds: The combination is almost always hyphenated when it precedes the noun it modifies.
  • The fan-tailed pigeon displayed its feathers.
  • He caught a short-tailed shrew.

Variants and Related Words

• -tailed: A suffix-like element used to form compound adjectives. It is not a word by itself but a combining form.
• Tail (n): The hindmost part of an animal, especially when extending beyond the main body.
• Tailless (adj): Having no tail.

Synonyms

• Caudate (adj): (Technical/Biological) Having a tail or taillike appendage.

Antonyms

• Tailless (adj): Lacking a tail.

Related Phrases/Compounds

• White-tailed deer: A common deer species () with a tail that is white on the underside.
• Black-tailed prairie dog: A rodent () named for the black tip of its tail.
• Sharp-tailed grouse: A bird () known for its pointed tail feathers.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a tail of a specified kind; often used in combination